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2019 Porsche 911 RSR with 4.2-litre engine

8th July 2019 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

What better way to introduce a new race car model, than to do so as the 2018/2019 Super Season World Champions? This weekend, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Porsche launched the 2019 Porsche 911 RSR with 4.2-litre engine, the largest engine to power a 911 ever. With this car, Porsche will defend the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) title in 2019/2020, it will contest … [Read more...]

Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport World premiere in Los Angeles

29th November 2018 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

The new Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport celebrated its world premiere at the Los Angeles Auto Show on 28 November 2018. The near standard 700 hp racing version of the road-legal 911 GT2 RS sports car is limited to just 200 units, and can be run at clubsport events as well as selected motorsport meets. “For the upcoming years, our customers will not only race the GT2 RS Clubsport … [Read more...]

2017 Porsche 919 Hybrid

12th April 2017 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

#1 Porsche 919 Hybrid

Now in its fourth year of competition, the Porsche 919 hybrid continues to be developed into a more efficient racer. Retaining its same 4-cylinder petrol-driven engine, the LM P1 regulations require that the 919 be ever-more efficient while delivering similar performance. Team Principal and acting technical director, Andreas Seidl, said, “For the 2017 season, 60 to 70 per … [Read more...]

2017 Porsche 911 RSR

3rd January 2017 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

For the first time in the 911’s illustrious 54-year history, the engine of the 2017 GTE racing car will be located ahead of the rear axle. Basically, what has happened, is that the engineers have turned the engine and gearbox through 180 degrees, such that the engine sits ahead of the rear axle with the gearbox behind it. This development has been achieved without any special … [Read more...]

2016 Porsche 919 Hybrid

13th November 2016 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

The third-generation 919 Hybrid (2016 MY) is powered by a turbocharged four-cylinder, two-litre petrol engine delivering almost 500 hp that drives the rear axle. The V4 engine, which is fully load-bearing, is turbocharged and features 4-valves per cylinder, DOHC, a Garrett turbocharger, direct fuel injection and an aluminium cylinder crankcase. In addition, the electric motor … [Read more...]

2016 Porsche 911 GT3 R

2nd September 2016 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

Powering the new 911 GT3 R is a 4-litre flat-6 unit which is largely identical to the high-performance production engine of the road-legal 911 GT3 RS. Direct petrol injection, which operates at pressures up to 200 bar, as well as variable valve timing technology ensure a particularly efficient use of fuel. The normally-aspirated engine offers significantly better driveability … [Read more...]

2016 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

2nd September 2016 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is the racing version of the 911 GT3. In 2016, almost 320 of the near-standard racers, based on the seventh generation of the iconic 911 sports car, will be campaigned in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, the national Carrera Cups as well as major GT3 Cup Challenges. Powering the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is a 3.8-litre, six-cylinder boxer engine developing … [Read more...]

2016 Porsche 911 RSR

2nd September 2016 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

From the very start, the vehicle was designed to be suitable for long-distance racing. A new body structure with a longer wheelbase and new intake air ducting provides a solid platform for the efficient delivery of power. The powerplant is a 4-litre version of Porsche’s water-cooled, horizontally opposed six-cylinder boxer engine. Output is transferred to the rear axle by means … [Read more...]

2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Type 981)

30th August 2016 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

The power of the Cayman GT4 Clubsport is powered by a 3.8-litre mid-mounted flat engine developing 385 hp (283 kW) with a maximum torque of 420 Nm giving a top speed  of 295 km/h. This model cannot be registered for road use, and as a result it has been adapted to the demands of the track. All sound insulation has been removed. The Cayman GT4 features a Porsche Doppelkupplung … [Read more...]

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Don’t Wash Mine

I have been looking forward to seeing this new book from Dalton Watson, covering the very colourful

Porsche 911 G-Model: The Book 1974-1989

Hot off the press, so to speak, is Berlin Motor Books’ latest offering covering the 911 G-Model, and

50 Years Porsche 914

Whether you love it or hate it, the 914 served as a very important family member in the Porsche

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